Cash-register



;No Model.) 3 Sheets-Sheet 1.

. E. B. HESS.

CASH REGISTER.

Patented May 30, 1893.

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E. B. HESS.

CASH REGISTER.

Patented May 30, 1893.-

WITNESSES.

PAY CASHIER /NVENTOP m1 W M ATTORNEY.

3 Sheets-Sheet 3. E. B. HESS. CASH REGISTER.

(No Model.)

Patented May 30, 1893.

Ell/ll p Invezofiow axwwl UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

EDWARD l3. HESS, OF NEW YORK, N. Y., ASSIGNOR TO THE NATIONAL CASHREGISTER COMPANY. OF DAYTON, OHIO.

CASH-REGISTER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 498,716, dated May 30,1893.

Application filed September 3, 1892- Serinl No. 445,026. (No model-lToaZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, EDWARD B. Hess, a citizen of the United States,residing at New York, in the county of New York and State of New York,haveinvented a certain new and useful Improvementin Gash-Registers, ofwhich the following'is a description, reference being had to theaccompanying drawings, forming part of this specification.

My invention has for its object the production of an improved machine ofthis class, in which the amounts of various sales may be indicated andregistered and printed upon a strip of paper, which latter may beeither'pre- I 5 served as a record within the ma'chin'eor cut intoseparate checks, one of which is delivered from the machine at eachoperation.

The novelty of myinvention consists in the new constructions,arrangements and combinations of the parts, which will be hereinafterset forth and pointed out .in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings Figure 1 represents a-vertical sectionthrough the mid dle of the machine; Fig. 1 a sectional detail of one ofthe keys and associated parts; Fig. 2 a horizontal section approximatelyon the line 22 of Fig. 1; Fig. 8 a vertical section of the'printingattachment; Figs. 4 and 5 plan views of the impression platens; andFigs. 6 and '7 plan views-of the upper and lower sides of a printedticket.

ihe same letters of reference are used to indicate identical parts inall the figures.

The indicators of the machine consist of wheels A loosely mounted upon atransverse shaft B in the upper forward part ofthe machine, and providedon their faces witli ten equidistant indicating numbers, from zero tonine inclusive, adapted to be exposed singly 40 through sight openings 0in the front of the casing, Fig. 1. The machine illustrated in thedrawings is capable of indicating and registering all of the differentamounts, excepting fractions of cents, from one cent'toninetyninedollars and ninety-nine cents, and to that end is providedwith four of these indicator wheels, whose numbers, beginning with. the

- wheel on the right, represent units of cents,

tens of cents, units of dollars, and tens of dollars, respectively, asis usual in this class of machines. Onlv one of these indicators isportion of the frame.

' shown in the drawings, that in Fig. 1, bntin- -asmuch as thisarrangement of them is common in machines of this class it will beunderstood without further illustration. Each indicator wheel has fastupon its side or hub a pinion D which meshes with a curved rack E whichis carried by an arm F secured to. and extending upwardly from a lever Ghung upon a shaft H, Figs. 1 and 2. The middle forward portion of thecasing of the frame is curved in the arc of a circle concentric to theshaft H and the front ends of the levers G are adapted to play up anddown in guides I, Fig. 2, secured upon the inner side of this curvedMounted in this curved portion of the frame are four rows of keys orstops J adaptedto' co-operate with the front ends of the levers G, onerow being immediatelyin line with the front end of each of the levers,as seenin Fig. 2. These keysJare surrounded by coiled springs confinedbetween their heads or buttons and the outer face of the framewoi-k,which springs yieldin gly hold them in and return them totheir outer positions. They are prevented from being'thrown entirely outof their guides by hooks K upon theirinner ends which co-operatewithsliding curved platesL fitting against the inner side of the frameand confined between the guides- I before described, Fig.2. These platesL are slotted and the keys J pass through the slots, and the engagementof the hooks K with the portions of the plates between the slots holdsthe keys in place. The body of each key adjacent to its hook is beveledor or inclined, and at the upper or outer-end of the beveled surface thekey is provided with a notch M. When anyone of the keys is pushed inwardits beveled surface, riding against the upper wall of its'slot in theplate L, will lift said plate until the beveled surface passes beyondsaid plate, whereupon the latter will drop down again and the wallet theslot will engage the notch M of the key and lock it in its inwardposition. The downward movement of the platesL may be produced by theirown gravity, or aided by springs N bearing againstthe upper ends of theplates. 'lhcre are nine of the keys J in each 1'0 and the buttons upontheir outer ends beara Q sessile series of numbers from one to nine ineach row,counting upward, the one key in each row being at the bottomand the nine key at the top. These four rows of keys correspond to andcooperate with the four indicator wheels A, the row of keys on theextreme right, Fig. 2, representing units of cents, the second tens ofcents, the third units of d ollore, and the fourth tens of dollars.

Connected to each of the arms F which carry the racks E meshing with thepinions on the indicator wheels is a strong coiled spring 0, Fig. 1,secured at its rear end to the framework and at its forward end to thearm I. These springs O normally tend to phil the arms rearward and throwthe front ends of the lovers G upward, and the arms and lovers are heldin their normal positions, against the tension ofi-these springs, bylatches P which hook over lugs Q upon the sides of the arms G near thefront ends of the latter. The toes R of these latches project forwardbeneath the lower ends of the plates L, the latter resting upon them andholding the upper ends of the latches thrown forward in engagement withthe lugs 0;. Light coiled springs 8 connected to the latches I and tolined points of the machine tend to pullthe latches rearward, but thegravity of the plat-es L and pressure of the springs N at their uppereudsa-iresufiicientto overcome the strength pt the springs S andnormally hold the latter in the position shown. When, however, one 'ofthe keys 5 in any row is pushed inward until its notch Mis engaged withits plate L the latter willv be lifted by the beveled portion of the heybefore it engages the notch of the key, and its lower c'ud will hecarried away from the toe of the latch I, whereupon the spring S willpull the latch rearward and release the lever G, and the spring 0 willthen pull the-arm F rearward and carry the front end of the lever Gupward until its strikes and is arrested by the operated key whichstands in its path of travel. This upward movement of thelover G andrearward move ment of the arm I will cause the curved rack E to turn thepinion D and indicator wheel in the direction of the arrow.

When the levers (l and racks E are in their normal positions the zerosupon the wheels A exposed the openings '0 and tho adjustn nt of theparts is such that the travelof ili o front end of any lever G from itsnormal position to the position .of any one of the keys in its row isjust sntticient to turn the co-respending, wheel A forward far enough toexposcat the opening (J the number corresponding to such key. lhus,inFig.1 thesixth key from the bottom has been pushed inwardmnd the travelof the front end'of the lever Gr upward from its normal position untilit engages said key will turn the wheel A forward just far enough. toexpose its number six at the opening C. When the lovers G- are returnedto normal position, by the means hereinafter described, the beveled rearsides of the lugs Q will ride over the rounded upper ends of the latchesP and force the latter rearward until the lugs pass below and arerc-engaged hy the hooks of the latches. This rearward movement given theupper ends of the latches by the lugs Q, causes their toes it to liftthe plates L and release the operatcdlceys.

From the foregoing description it will he seen that in order to make anindication it is only necessary to press inward the proper keys in theproper rows, whereupon the springs 0 will turn the wheels A to positionsto expose the proper numbers at the opening o. For the purpose ofpreventing too violent op eration of the parts by the action of thesprings 0 I apply to each indicator wheel A a friction roller 'ljourualed. in a sliding hearing If mounted in guides V V and pressed bya spring W' against the periphery of the wheel, as seen in Fig. 1.

In Fig.1 1 have shown a modified form of the keys J, in which it will beseen that each key is mounted in a support or guide way X fastened inthe framework and has secured upon its outer end a cap in which isconfined the coiled spring, and which is adapted to slide over the guideX when the key is pushed inward. In this way a better guide way for thekey is secured and the coiled springs are entirelyhiddcn and protectedfrom injury.

The means for returning the levers G to normal position and restoringthe indicatorwheels to zero may now he described follows: Secured toeach of the lovers G is a curved rack Y whose upper end is scc'ilred tothe corresponding arm I the rackoperatingr as a brace for the lever Gandarm i racks mesh with pinions 56. Fig. 2, loosely mounted upon atransverse shaft A adjacent to hangers l)" in which said shaft ismounted. The pinions Z have clutch teeth to "med upon. their rightsides, Fig. 2, and these clutch teeth co-operate with clutch members i)which are fast on the shaft A. Near its right hand end the shaft A hasloose upon it a pinion I) which meshes with a gear E loose upon asupporting shaft I which is mounted in a bracket G and in the side ofthe framework. Beneath the gear and adapted to mesh with These it is asegmental racl; ll formed on the pe riphery of a disk 1 fast upon themain driv iug shaft .1 of the machine. This shaft has secured upon itsright hand end outside the framework, an operating handle K and is givenone complete revolution at each operation of the machine. The gear D,Fig. 2, has projecting from its right hand side a pin I, whose outer endis bent inward toward the shaft A and tits in acam groove M cut in saidshaft. The shaft A is capable of slight longitudinal play iu'itsbearings, helm, movable from normal position toward the left in Fig. 2against the pressure of a spring Il confined between its left handbearing and a collar 0 upon the shaft. When the pinion D is turned inthe direction of the arrow it moves at first independently of the shaftA, its pin L travlZO cling through the length of the cam groove M andforcing the shaft A to the left and engaging the clutch members 0 withthe clutch teeth upon the pinions Z, and when the pin L reaches the endof'the groove Mthepinion D turns the shaft A and pinions Z with it. Thelength of the rack H and the size of the gears are such that the shaft Aand pinions Z will be turned approximately a complete revolution at eachcomplete revolution of the operating handle and main driving shaftJ andthis movement will beimparted to them during the last half' f therevolution of the handle and driving s aft.

It will be seen from the foregoing description that the pinions Z arealways free to turn loosely on the shaft A except when the clutchmembers 0' have been engaged with them by the turningof the operatinghandle and driving shaft, so that whenever one of theoperating keys inany row is pushed inward and the corresponding lever G thereby releasedand thrown upward by its spring 0 the rack Y will turn the pinion Z asit travels upward. Upon giving the operating handle a revolution thepinion Z will be turned a complete revolution in the reverse directionand carry the rack' Y downward and-reset the lever C. It will be seenfrom the drawings that whenever the parts are in normal position theextreme upper tooth of the rack Y is in mesh with the pinion Z, and thepinion may be turned in the direction of the arrow, its teeth slippingover the upper tooth of the rack Y and slightly depressing the rack andlever G as each tooth passes. It will therefore be seen that, while thepinions Z are all turned a complete revolution at each operation of themachine, they may move the racks Y different distances, depending uponthe positions in which the racks have been left by the operations of thekeys, each pinion operating to move its rack downward until the partsare carried to normal position and then slipping over the upper tooth ofthe rack during its further movement. Thus, though the operated key in agivenrow should be one of the lower values the pinion would reset therack after it had been turned a very small portion of a revolution, andduring the remainder of itsmevolntion its teeth would slip over theupper tooth of the rack, whereas if the operated key were one of thehigher values it would require a greater portion of the revolution ofthe pinion to reset the rack and a less number of its teeth would haveto slip over the upper tooth of the rack during the continued movementof the pinion.

From the foregoing description it will bennderstood that at eachoperation or the machine the proper keys are pressed in and the springs0 turn the indicator wheels to make the indioation,and that theoperating handle is then given a revolution and during the lasthalfthereof returns the indicators to zero and resets the parts tonormal position. The levers G also have secured to and depending formedintegral with them curved racks S which mesh with. pinions T fast upontype wheels U loose on a shaft V mounted at its opposite ends inbrackets W upon the frame work, Fig. 2. The type numbers upon thesewheels correspond to the indicating numbers upon the wheels A, and theadjustment of the parts is such that when any number upon a wheel A isbrought to the sight opening C the same number upon the correspondingtype wheel will be brought to the printing point beneath the wheels U.Upon a shaft X mounted at right angles to the shaft V in one of thebrackets W and a bracket Y is a series of consecutive-numbering typewheels Z. These wheels are operated by suitable devices actuated byaratchet A fast on the end of the shaft X and arranged to be turned onenotch at each operation of the machine by a spring tooth B Fig. 3, on avertically-guided rod C which is lifted at each operation of the machineby the means hereinafter described and reset by a coiled springsurrounding it. At the opposite end of the type wheels U are two datingwheels D E, Fig. 2, the former bearing type letters indicating mpnthsand secured upon a shaft F journaled in one of the brackets W andanother bracket G and the latter bearing type numbers indicating thedays of the month and secured upon a sleeve H surrounding the shaft FThe shaft and sleeve extend outside the framework and may have securedupon their outer ends suitable devices for turning them to change thedate. In a guide way in the lower end of the bracket G Figs. 2 and 3, isfitted a type blockl having upon its under side in the same printingline with the wheels I) and E type numbers representing the year. Thetype numbers on the several wheels above described, when brought to theprinting line, all stand in the same plane so that an impression may betaken from all of them at once and thereby print upon one side of thepaper strip or ticket the.

amount of the sale,'the consecutive number of the sale or ticket, andthe day, month and year. Locatedimmediately beneath the type wheelsabove described is a plate or platen J Fig. 4, provided with threeopenings K Liand M through the former of which the type numbers on theconsecutivc-numbering wheels Z are adapted to pass, while the numbersupon the wheel U pass through the opening L and the nuinbers'upon thewheels D E and block I passthrough the opening M The plate J is providedat its four corners with blocks N to which are secured the lower ends ofcoiled springs O which are secured at their upper ends to fixed plates Pof the framework and by which the plate J, is suspended. leneath theplate J and slightly separated from it is a second plate Q Fig. 5,resting upon lugs Q on the framework and provided with upward-1yprojecting pins R at its corners, which pass through holes in the plateJ and fit in bores or guides in the blocks N ,In normal position theplate Q rests a short distance beneath the plate J but is capable ofbeing lifted, and lifting the plate J suitable manner.

with it, until its upper surface bears against the types upon the wheelsbefore vdescribed through the openings K 11 M in the plate J Mounted andvertically guided in uprights S of the framework is a reciprocatingframe T Figs. 2 and 3, carrying upon its upper side two electrotypes U Vand a circular time-printing stamp W actuated by clockwork within thecasing X in the usual or any The electro-types U V are adapted to passthrough two openings Y Z in the plate Q and bear against the under sideof the plate J while the time stamp W .is adapted to pass through acircular opening A in the plate Q and bear against the plate J Upon abracket B carried by the frame T at its left hand side in Fig. 3, aresecured a rod (3 adapted to pass through holesin the plates Q and J andactuate the rod (3 before described, and a cutter D adapted to passthrough a slot E in the plate Q and enter a groove in the under side ofthe plate J to sever the paper strip hereinafter described. An endlessinking ribbon F is carried upon rollers G? H and passed over the plate Jbetween it and the type wheels above it, and beneath the plate Q betweenit and the types below it,,as seen in Fig. 2. The paper-strip 1 uponwhich the printing is to be done is-led downward from a'suitable sourceof supply, not shown, and carried by feed-.

ing devices hereinafter described between th plates J and Q Figs. 2 and3. a

From the foregoing description it will be seen that the plate J 2operates as an impression platen for the types carried by thereciprocating frame T while the plate Q operates -as an impressionplaten for the type wheels 'Z, U, D and E and block I above the plate Jand thatat each lifting of theframe '1 the type wheels Z, U, D and Ewill print upon the upper side of the paper strip 1 the num bers andletters which have been brought to the printing line and the type uponthe block 1 will print the year, while the electro-ty es U V will printtheir matter upon the un er side of the paper strip and the time stamp Wwill print the hour, and minute or fra tion thereof, upon the 'underside of said strip. The electro-types U V may bear any desired matter,as thename of the proprietor apron 'X carried upon rollers Y Z. roller Zis' fast upon ashaft A which has same ticket, exhibiting the matterprintedupon it by the electro-types U V and time stamp W The frame T isreciprocated by means of a cam K Fig. 1, fast on a shaft L andco-operating with abearing surface in the frame T I The shaft L isdriven by the main driving shaft J through the medium of agear M fast onthe shaft L and a loose gear N meshing with the gear M and adapted tomesh with a segmental rack 0 formed on the periphery of a disk P fastupon the driving shaft J, Figs. 1 and 2. The rack O occupies one half ofthe periphery of the disk ,1 and during the first half of the revolutionof the operating handle it revolves the shaft L and causes the cam'K tolift the frame'l and effect the printing.

The righthand roller 11 upon which the inking ribbon is carried, Fig. 1,has fast upon ita sprocketwheel Q with which co-operates a tooth R uponthe driving shaft J, to turn the sprocket wheel and move the inkingribbon at each evolution of the shaft J. The inking ribbon is inked byrollers S to which ink may lee supplied, and which bear against the left0rd strip atits entrance to the printing devices passes between anendless apron U carrled on rollers V W, and a second endless The uponits forward end a beveled gear B, Fig. 2, which meshes with a beveledsegment 0 fast upon a shortshaft -D journaled in'a bracket E andin theside of the framework, and geared to the driving shaft J by gears Ft Thebeveled segment 0 turns in the direction of the arrow in Fig. 2, and asthe segment is only about a half circle in length the shaft A andfeeding devices driven by it re" mainstationary during the first half ofthe revolution of the driving shaft J, while the printing is beingefiected, but are moved, to advance the record strip, during the secondhalf of the revolution of the driving shaft, after the printing has beendone. At the opposite side of the printing device, Fig. 3, the recordstrip passes between two endless aprons H I carried upon rollers J JK'tK. One of the latter rollers is fast upon a shaft L which has securedupon its front end a I beveled gear M which meshes with a beveledsegment N fast ona short shaft O jour- 'naled in a bracket P and theside frame of the machine, and geared to the driving shaft by gears Q R.Like the roller Z at the opposite end of the machine the roller Kremains stationary during the first half of the revolution of thedriving shaft J'-' and is tturned during the second half ofits'revoluion. The operation of the feeding devices above described isas follows: At the end of each operation of the machine the paperstripis left in the position shown in Fig. 3, its free end having passedbetween the rollers J 4 and being confined between the aprons H I Durmgthe first half of the operation of the machine the frame T is lifted,the printing effected, and the paper strip severed .by the knife DDuring the second half of theoperation the feeding devices are actuated,the aprons H I draw forward the printed ticket and deliver it outsidethe machine, while the aprons U X draw forward the body of the recordstrip and advance it between the plates J and Q until its free end iscaught by the aprons H I passing around the rollers J ready for the nextoperation.

Where it is desired to insert separate tickets or checks in the machineand print them, instead'of printing and cutting the tickets from thecontinuous strip I ,it may be readily done by simply severing the stripI and inserting the separate tickets between the aprons U X at the lefthand side of the printing device, in Fig. 3. When it is desired toresume the printing of tickets from the strip 1 it is only necessary toinsert the end of the strip between the aprons U X again. In this mannerthe, tickets may be either printed and out from the strip 1 or beprinted from a supply of separate tickets, and the change be readilymade from the use of one to the other.

I am aware that it has heretofore been proposed to combine anoscillating rack with an indicator and type wheel geared to the rack, aspring for moving the rack in one direction, a latch or detent forholding it against movement by the spring, and a series of operatingkeys co-operating with the latch and with the rack to release the latterand arrest it at different points determined by the positions of thedifferent keys, and I therefore (lo not claim such combination broadly.

Having thus fully described my invention, I claim 1. In a cashindicatorand recorder, the com; bination of an indicator wheel, a typewheel, an oscillatory frame or lever, a rack carried by said frame andgeared tothe indicator wheel, a second rack carried by the frame andgeared to the type wheel, a spring for moving the frame in onedirection, a latch for holding the frame in normal position against thetension of said spring, a releasing device I bination of an indicatorwheel, the type wheel,

an oscillatory frame or lever, a rack carried by said frame and gearedto the indicator wheel, a second rack carried byitand geared to the typewheel,.a spring for moving the frame in one direction, a latch forholding.

the frame against movement under the im- 1 pulse of the spring, a springconnected to the latch and tending to move it to release the frame, amovable plate co-operating with the latch to normally hold it inengagement with the oscillatory frame, a series of stop-keysco-operating with the movable plate to disengage it from the latch andpermit the latter to release the oscillatory frame, the operation of anyone of which keys carries it into the path of travel of the frame andarrests the latter at a point determined by the position of the key, anda platen co-operating with the type wheel, substantially as. described.

3. In a cash indicator and recorder, the combination of the indicatorwheel A provided with the pinion D, the type wheel U provided with thepinion 'I", the oscillatory frame composed of the arm F and lever G, therack E carried by the arm F and-meshing with the pinion D,the rack Scarried by the lever G and meshing with the pinion T, the spring 0 formoving the oscillatory frame, the latch P co-operating with the catch Qon the lever G and having a toe R, the springs connected to the latch P,the curved sliding plate L resting upon the toe R of the latch andprovided with a series'of slots, the stop keys J provided with thebeveled surfaces and notches M co -operating withthe plate L, and aplaten co-operating with the type wheel U, substantiall as described.

l. In a cash, ndicator, the combination of an indicates wheel, anoscillatory frame or lever geared thereto, a spring for moving saidframe in one direction, a latch for holding it against move'mentunderthe impulse. of the spring, a series of stop-keys co-operating with thelatch to release the oscillatory franre and arrest it at differentpointsdetermined by the,

positions of the keys, a second rack carried by the frame, a revolubledriving shaft, and means for throwing said shaft into gear with saidsecond rack for restoring the oscillatory frame and indicator wheel toinitial position by therevolntion of said shaft, substantially asdescribed.-

5. In a cash recorder, the combination of a type wheel, an oscillatoryframe or lever geared thereto, a spring for moving said frame in onedirection, a latch for holding it from and type whetl to initialposition, and a platen cooperating with the type wheel, substantially asdescribed.

6. In a cash indicator'and recorder,thecombination of the indicatorwheels A, the type wheels U,a platen co-operating with the type wheels,the oscillatory frames composed of the arms F and levers G, the racks llcarriedby the arms F and geared to theindicator wheels A, the racks Scarried by the levers G and geared to the type wheels U, the springsconnected to the oscillatory frames,the latches P cooperating with thelugs Q on the levers I G for holding the frames in normal positionagainst the tension of the Springs 0 and providedwith the toes It, thesprings Sconnected to the latches P, the slotted plates L resting on thetoes R of the latches, and the series of stop-keys J provided with thebeveled surfaces and notches M cooperating with the plates L,substantially as described.

7. In a cash indicator and recorder, the combination of the indicatorwheels A, the oscillatory frames composed o the arms F and levers G, theracks E carried by the arms F and geared to the wheels A, the curvedracks Y carried by the frames, the springs 0 connected to the frames,thelatches P co operating with the lugs Q on the levers G, the springs Sconnected to the latches P, the curved slotted plates 'll resting on thetoes R of the latches, the stop-keys J cooperating with the plates L andlevers G, the revoluble shaft A, the pinions Z loose thereon and meshingwith the racks Y, and the clutches for locking the pinions to the shaftfor the purpose of returning the oscillatory frames to initial position'by the revolution of the shaft A,-substantially as described.

B. In a cash indicator, the combination of the oscillatory frames formoving the indi- 9. In a cash indicator, the combination of theindicator wheels A, the oscillatory frames geared to said wheels, thesprings for moving the frames in one direction, latches for bolding theframes against movement under the impulse of the springs, the series ofstop-keys e a-operating with the latches and with the at differentpoints determined by the positions of the keys, and the friction rollersT spring-pressed against the peripheries of the indicator wheels,substantially as and for the purpose described.

'10. In a cash indicator, the combination of the curved frame-plate, theslot! ed plates L fitting the innerfaceof the frame plate, the

housings or guides X secured in apertures in the frame plate, thekeys Jfitting in the housings X and provided with the beveled surfaces and theuotchcs M cooperating with the plates L, said keys also having theshoulders fitting against the ends of the housings X and the reducedportions-projecting without the housings, the caps secured to the outerends of the keys and fitting over the housings X, and the coiled springssurrounding the reduced portions 'of the keys within the caps,

substantially as described.

11; In a printing attachment for cash registers, the combination of twoplates or platens between which the paper strip or ticket to be printedis passed, the types located above and below said platens, those abovepassiu g through apertures in the upper plate and co operating with thelower plate as a platen, and those below passing through apertures inthe lower plateand co-operating with the upper plate as a platen, and aninking ribbon above-and below the paperstrip or ticket for effecting theprinting on opposite sides thereof, substantially as described.

.12. In a printing attachment for cash registers, the combinationof themovable plates or platens J 2 Q provided with apertures and having thepaper strip passed between them, the inking ribbon F passed above andbelow them, the types above the plate 5 in line with its apertures, thereciprocating frame T carryingqthe type matter in line with theapertures in the lower plate Q and the cam K for lifting the frame 'lsubstantially as de-.

printed strip or ticket away, a revoluble driving shaft, andgearingconnecting said shaft with one or more of the rollers at each side ofthe printing point, substantially as described.

14. In a printing attachment for cash registers, the combination of thevertically-movableplateJ suspended from supports on the frame by coiledsprings O? and provided with the apertures K L M the set of'consecuported below the plate J and provided with the circular apertureA the reciprocating.

frame T carrying the circular timestamp W adapted to pass through theaperture A and means for lifting the frame T substantially as described.

'15. In a printing attachment for cash reg frame '1 carrying the timestamp W and the pin 0 adapted to pass through coincident holes in theplates J 2 Q and lift the rod 0 the knife I) also carried by the frame'1 and adapted to pass through a slot E in the plate 0 to sever thepaper strip, and means for lifting the frame'li,substautiallyasdescribed.

16. In a printing attachment for cash registers, the combination of thetypes and vertically reciprocating platemthe endlessaprons U X carriedupon rollers V W 3 Y at one side of the printing point, the endlessaprons ll 1 carried upon' rollers J J K K, at the opposite side of theprinting point, the revoluble driving shaft J, the gears G R" fastthereon, the revoluble shafts D O, the gears F Q fast thereonand-meshing with the gears G R, and the gear-toothed segments 0 N faston the shafts D O" and meshing with beveled pinions B M on the shafts AL of the rollers Z K, substantially as described.

' EDWARD l3. HESS. Witnesses:

WM. SWIFT, F. E. KREMBS.

